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Simone Veil, the Auschwitz survivor who became a towering figure in French politics after pushing to legalise abortion in the face of fierce opposition, was hailed Friday as the best of France, following her death at 89. Veil, a wom...

French Holocaust survivor and rights icon Simone Veil, who died last week aged 89, will receive the rare honour of being inducted into the Pantheon, President Emmanuel Macron announced at her funeral Wednesday. Veil will become only...

Dozens of French and foreign dignitaries are expected to attend the ceremony today for the Simone Veil, the women's rights icon and holocaust survivor who was hailed as "the best of France". Veil (89) died last Friday.

Simone Veil, an iconic French politician and Auschwitz survivor, passed away today in Paris at the age of 89.
Veil was instrumental in the 1975 law that legalized abortion in her home country of France and was the first woman chosen...